Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-04

Inc DrOp0rtlOn OF the crop marketed II
Texas WAS Sc per cent, being ouly exceed
ed in NJrtl Carolina, South CArylins
and Alabama. The average price Of seed
in Texas was Is cents per bUshel, Florida
alone Of all the other states obtaining 8
higher figure, l6 cents. The tolowir 9
quotations, made from voluntary remark,
Of CORES pondents concerning cotton, will
she'd 4 CLEAN of light upon local con-
ditions III the history Of this crop, which
msy aid in revealing its true status:
Texas Shelby: Crop excellent; l000
TO 1900 pounds per acre. Coleman: Ow-
ing to drouth the crop was almost total
failure in tie northwestern and south
western portions of our cOuhty. Upor
the setting in OF rain very early IL the
IL Il, IN the eastern part Of the county, 1t
was thought the worm would do colsid-
cradle damage 10 late cotton, but On its
clearing up and again becoming very dry,
they stopped their work. The price stated
for cotton seed is what farmers have
to pay for it ct the gins, and is used for
feeding stock; as yet there has been nc
demand for seed at the oil mills. Collin:
The acreage was fully up to any previous
year, and though the season was very
;
the expectations of planters, partly owing
to better cultivation and partly to the ab-
sence of the many drawbacks
that generally affect the crop,
such as lice, rust, caterpillarS and boil
worms. The season for saving and gath
erins the crop was very fair, being with
out wind or rain to any great extent.
BeXar: The crop was generally damaged
by the great storm Of August 20. Gray
son: A larger portion of seed was fed 10
stock than usual. Lamar: The season
was unusually g cd for saving the crop,
ana the outcome WAS much better than
was expected by our most experienced
farmers Farmers should not Sell cotton
seed for less than 10 cents per bushel; in
fact, they are worth more than that as a
fertilizer. The richer black prairie lands
can De improved As much as any lands by
The use Of fertilizers. The finest ard
best cotton | ever saw grown was on
black prairie land, caused by the free use
of cotton seed. Titus: Affected by the
drouth before it had matured; seed
very light, and only about one
third of I crop raised. Stephens; Suf-
fered from dronth, and might be
ciassed q total failure. McLennan: The
cotton worm came too late to ma erisily
!njure the crop. Hopkins: The length
OF staple is reported at 80 per Ceat., but
yield of lint the same as average crops.
Tae causes that operate to shorten the
staple cause seed to be smaller and
lighter in proportion to bulk. Trini y:
Weather being favorable the crop was
gathered earlier than usual. Morris:
The staple is good, though more or less
sandy. The ginners are hunting up the
best cotton tureSlerS to clear the sand
out of it. Ksrnes: The hurricane which
swept over our entire county, August 20,
destroyed % per cent. Of the crop.
Hardeman: Cotton has never been
painted except as an experiment, but
farmers are satisfied that it will be q
successful crop mere, and they are arrarg
ing to plant it extensively this year. Bell:
Acreage has increased. IN unusually
favorable season for gathering. No ram
or storms since September Gillespie:
This county raised $500 bales of cotton, 500
pounds per bale, on 7000 acres in 1856.
In 1886, ON 5000 acres, 1850 bales. Lint
per acre lG6, reported by IL gins in this
county. Wichita: Very little was planted,
and the drouth ruined what there was.
this year than usual, but the caterpillar
has not done SO much damage. Gala
han: During the drouth it was thought
at one time that the county would only
produce % bales, but late showers and
an unusually favorable fall for growing
and gathering the crop, together with a
great increase in acreage, gives US about
700 bales now ginDed at the four gins in
this county. All this was raised south of
3 center line run east and west through |
the county. COryell: The caterpillar was
noticed at picking time but did not do |
any damage. They did more good than |
injury, as they ate the leaves off of the |
rank stalks SO the cotton opened better. |
Della: The crop was well gathered. The !
farmers are trying to improve their staple /
IL length and their land is beiEg letter |
cultivated. Erath: [. was thought for !
some time that the crop would no. yield |
over % per cent, but the top crop has in. |
creased the yield considerably. Kauf- |
man: The first of the crop was picked |
clean and in good order; staple somewhat |
shorter than usual, owing TO drouth, late |
picking, dirty. Denton: Toe increase of |
10 per cent. in the crop is due to in
creased acreage. For some years past |
.he oil mills have bought fully 80 per cent,
IF the seed, but, on account of our fall |
1asturage and q very short hay crop, cot
.on-seed were early and eagerly sought |
after by our stockmeD, some hauling
hem fifty miles, and paying all the way
rom 10 to 20 cents per bushel Of thirty